Political Quotes

“I rise in support of the Breast Cancer Protection Act introduced earlier today by my friend the Democratic Leader, Senator Tom Daschle. I am pleased to be an original cosponsor of this important legislation to provide women with breast cancer the best care and health coverage available. I come here not as an authority on this subject, but as one of the many Americans who have been touched by this disease. My own daughter is a breast cancer survivor, as is a former staff member. Unfortunately, another member of my staff for 18 years, Martha Moloney, was not so lucky. After a long battle with breast cancer, she died in November 1995. It is for these women, and the thousands of others affected by this disease, that I lend my support to this effort to ensure all women with breast cancer are treated with dignity and respect. Rather than being rushed out the door hours after a breast cancer surgery, women deserve to consult with their physician to determine the appropriate hospital stay. That is why I am supporting the Breast Cancer Protection Act to provide a minimum hospital stay of 48 hours for mastectomies and 24 hours for lymph node removals.”